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by eclipsesailing
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:37 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: First timers buying a yacht in the Mediterranean
Replies: 6
Views: 12468

And watch the VAT issues

Just seen the date of your post, so I'm guessing you may have bought by now. But this may be useful for anyone else doing the same thing. Just remember the Med includes countries that are in and out of the EU. The basic law is that a boat can be taken outside the EU and brought back in again without...
by eclipsesailing
Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:30 am
Forum: Safety, Technical, Engineering & General Yacht Banter
Topic: First timers buying a yacht in the Mediterranean
Replies: 6
Views: 12468

Get a survey and a lawyer

This may seem like a no-brainer but it's easy to see a yacht that looks cosmetically OK and find something major wrong with it. We used an excellent specialist marine lawyer in Peiraias who drove us nuts at the time with her endless fussing but saved us a heap of grief with the authorities further d...